Posted by jpluimers on 2026/02/02
Niet verder vertellen, maar mijn vraag “Iemand een alternatief NPO Soul & Jazz-kanaal met zo min mogelijk geklets overdag, en elk uur een nieuwsbulletin?” is op dit moment nog overbodig.
NPO Soul & Jazz is nog steeds on-line, nog steeds met elk uur een nieuwsbulletin. Alleen de gepresenteerde uitzendingen zijn verdwenen. Dat is in bepaalde opzichten een voordeel: minder geklets, ook ‘s avonds.
--jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2026/01/26
I’m speechless: [Wayback/Archive] https://archive.is/2026.01.24-201053/https://www.nytimes.com/2026/01/24/us/children-genetics-race-science.html
Via [Wayback/Archive] Kevin Bird on Skyview: An excellent, bone-chilling story about a cadre of online racists who stole genetic data from studies on children so they could make specious arguments for the innate inferiority of non-white people, it’s embrace by Elon Musk/twitter & how the Trump administration might make it easier to do again.
Starting skeet for which you need a BSKY account: Post by @stairwaytokevin.bsky.social — Bluesky
--jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2026/01/16
[Wayback/Archive] Apparaat terugsturen | Klantenservice | Ziggo
Stuur de apparatuur in een stevige doos naar ons terug. Gebruik de doos die je van ons ontvangt of de originele doos. Als je die niet (meer) hebt, kun je ook een andere passende doos gebruiken.
Stuur de apparatuur naar dit adres:
Ziggo retouren
Antwoordnummer 1070
5800 VB VenrayOf download het retourformulier:
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Posted by jpluimers on 2026/01/15
Now dead link – I was too late to archive it: Mike Luckovich on BSKY: Which one should I draw?
[Wayback/Archive] 536333987-938257d2-91fc-491c-9abc-647c651085c6.png (609×443)
Larger draft images:
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Posted by jpluimers on 2026/01/13
The summary of [Wayback/Archive] Is Fortran better than Python for teaching the basics of numerical linear algebra? – Dr. Jean-Christophe Loiseau is:
Modern Fortran helps a lot here and shows that after the initial 13 year gaps between FORTRAN 77 and Fortran 90, and between Fortran 90 and Fortran 2003 (the ANSI Standard Fortran and Fortran 95 in between versions were just minor updates), Modern Fortran has come a very long way and now as a thriving community and an extensive list of Fortran software and tools.
Other typed languages and tool sets like C# and Delphi come to mind here as well though you need libraries with 1-based data structures to solve the first point.
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Posted by jpluimers on 2026/01/09
Being a non-native English speaker and having monaural hearing¹, the first time visiting the USA I thought they mentioned Empirical Units² when they tried to explain miles, feet and other measurement units they use on their island.
Then I learned they are in fact United States customary units but in the USA, they actually name those Imperial Units, implying that the UK still has a very strong influence on the USA. In reality, there are differences³ between Imperial Units and United States customary units to keep things in the USA practical (or lazy if you want), so I will keep calling their system Empirical Units as it is more fit for purpose (can’t name them Freedom Units any more given their Project 2025 regime).
Anyway, quite a while ago there was this cool XKCD “The Maritime Approximation” (image on the right) including only Imperial Units holding for Empirical Units as well: π mph ≈ 𝑒 kn (let’s use ISO unit symbols here, shall we) which is correct to < 0.5%.
Recently, I learned that with the same accuracy, there is a golden ratio between metric and Imperial/Empirical Units: 𝜙 km = 1 mi, also correct to < 0.5%.
Kevlin Henney wrote two great blog posts on these explaining way more background information:
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Posted by jpluimers on 2026/01/02
Goudtekens (meer algemeen gehaltemerken of keurteken) in Nederland via [Wayback/Archive] Goudprijs piekt, dus tijd om je (oma’s) juwelenkist te verzilveren | Slimmer leven | NU.nl: Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by jpluimers on 2026/01/02
Voor mijn link-archief:
Het ondertekenen van de Eindrekening en verantwoording is een vorm van décharge en dat houdt in dat de oude bewindvoerder door de nieuwe bewindvoerder gevrijwaard wordt van aansprakelijkheid voor het gevoerde bewind.
[Wayback/Archive] Het tekenen van de Eindrekening en verantwoording » Zumpolle Advocaten
–jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2025/12/31
From 12ft – Wikipedia:
On July 17, 2025, the News Media Alliance reported that it had taken down the website.
It’s impossible to enjoy the content of online media by paying (for instance because payment systems are not compatible, but also because those media often have region blocks), so this is to longer ladders (and understanding how ladders work):
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Posted by jpluimers on 2025/12/29
I do like the [Wayback/Archive] IEC 60320 (IEC 320) Reference Chart – IEC 60320 Connectors & Plugs | StayOnline ¹, but it lacks combo C3/C4 plug/inlet:
C3 C4 From: IEC 60320 – Wikipedia (and yes: I had an old radio in my youth requiring this plug)
I bumped into the reference chart because I forgot the search term IEC 60320, and therefore searching my earlier blog posts on it ².
I did remember C13/C14 (normal appliance couplers) and C19/C20 (higher power device couplers), so I used the query [Wayback/Archive] c20 c19 amperage – Google Search giving me this table: Read the rest of this entry »
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The Wiert Corner - irregular stream of stuff 